He was "discovered" during a basketball game at his high school, he was then drafted into the NBA
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Moses Malone Actually Moses was the 2nd player to skip college. The first was Reggie arding 12 years before Moses did it. So, the list of the first few is: 1. Reggie Harding 1962 NBA (had graduated high school when drafted) 2. Moses Malone 1974 ABA (drafted while in high school) 3. Daryl Dawkins 1975 NBA Draft 5th pick (drafted while in high school) 4. Bill Willoughby 1975 NBA Draft 19th pick (had graduated high school when drafted) It did not happen again until 1989 with Shawn Kemp (1989, attended University of Kentucky and Trinity Valley Community College but did not play college basketball. Was kicked off the University of Kentucky basketball team after pawning a teammate's necklace.)
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Lakers School was created in 1910.
All players must be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year of the draft, and a player who completed his basketball eligibility at a U.S. high school must also be one year removed from his graduating class.
Bryant was drafted in 1996 13th overall 1st round pick by Charlotte Hornets and then traded to the LA Lakers in July 1996.
Kobe Bryant joined the NBA in 1996 as the third pick.
he was a good high school basketball player
Lakers Public School was created in 1991.
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Michael Jordan.